To make sure you're on the right build of the game, iOS users should be showing as playing version 1.3.0, while Android device users will be playing version .33.0.

Now as well as returning the battery saver, updating some safety features to stop you playing in the car and allowing you the chance for a one time name change of your character there's also a farily big change to the games tracking features.

These tracking features were previously broken beyond belief.

It got so bad that thousands of users were turning their attention to third party apps like Pokevision, in a bid to help pokemon players find nearby Pokemon.

That was until last week's update, which not only blocked access to these apps, but also, completely removed the three steps feature entirely until such a time that it could be fixed.

Anyone who's updated the app can see the first green shoots of these changes today.

Pokemon GO Update Changes - iOS version 1.3.0 Android version 0.33.0

Take a look at some of the recent changes to the Pokemon GO app with the latest update rolled out today

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WHATS CHANGED?

First up if you click on your Pokemon tracker in the bottom right you'll notice that your pokemon are now sitting on a new design with some grass behind them.

They're also under a new header called "Sightings".

This means that you're near some pokemon and they're in the wild and not immediately near a Pokestop (if you're wondering why we mention that, it'll become clear soon).

Tapping on a “Sightings” Pokemon do anything at the moment, and they're not sorted by any sort of distance so you'll still need to walk aimlessly in the hope of finding them.

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IS THAT IT?

The short awnser is no and this is where it gets REALLY interesting.

A small subset of users, most likely those in San Francisco close to the games developers HQ, have got themselves a more robust update with a few more features.

For these small selection of users there's another header above "Sightings" for "Nearby" Pokemon.

These "Nearby” Pokemon are those which are close to Pokestops and rather than having green grass behind them, have a small symbol for the pokestop in question.

If you tap one of those pokemon, the map will zooms out overhead view and shows you which Pokestop you need to walk to.

Supposedly the Pokestops have also changed and now have circles around them similar in sizing to the one around the player’s character.

If a Pokemon is within that circle, it counts as one of the “Nearby” Pokemon.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR POKEVISION?

To be honest, this new feature mades Pokevision, Pokemon GO Skiplagged and a number of alternative Pokemon GO maps that help players find Pokemon pretty much redundant.

When the new feature is enabled it will allow users to find nearby Pokemon, not only with ease, but also without having to actually leave the app, which was always a point of irritation when trying to use third-party apps previously.

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Just one more thing...

TechCrunch.com has also noted a few more changes that impact on tracking Pokemon. Whether these are part of the current build or just the small subset of users with the nearby feature enabled is not clear.

But take a look, it's still very interesting for Pokemon GO players:

"If a Pokemon despawns before you find it, it finally actually disappears from the Nearby/Sightings drawer. A bug that has plagued the game since launch kept despawned Pokemon in that drawer until something else replaced it or you force-quit the game, leading players to hunt for things that were LONG gone."

"Similarly, if you’re no longer within a reasonable distance of a Pokemon, it disappears from the tracking drawer automatically."

"If you’ve tapped on a Nearby Pokemon to start tracking it and it despawns, a pop-up appears to let you know it’s gone."